Quote Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit
The thing I like about tax cuts is that they - in theory - force spending cuts by the government.
Are you talking about the much-discredited "starve the beast" theory? Tax cuts do not force any spending cuts. Period. Deficit spending does not create a smaller government. From the article:

In another fascinating new working paper on the "starve the beast" hypothesis (it is false, FYI), the Romer duo directly discuss the revenue effects of tax cuts.

If you follow the link, there's a large-ish study about the whole "starve the beast" philosophy.

It sure must be fun to cut taxes without cutting spending! It's like every day is your birthday, and everything is free, free, free!